Archive for March, 2007

Look-alike: Fernando Alonso vs Lex Luthor

Is it just me or does Fernando Alonso look kind of evil in his latest online ads for Tag Heuer? The pose he has in the capture below looks very much like something Lex Luthor from Smallville would do (played by Michael Rosenbaum)..

Heck, even the background Tag chose is similar to the Smallville promo [...]

Photo: Chocolate McLaren F1 Car!

A Spanish pastry chef from Ibi in the Alicante province has created a chocolate McLaren Mercedes MP4/22 powered by cocoa (jokes :)). It weighs 120 kilograms and is 220 cm long and is intended to be a tribute to dual world champion Fernando Alonso (or a publicity stunt if you ask me ;)).
Now I don’t know [...]

4-Mirrored McLaren

All I want to know is how do you get in and out of the darn thing?

McLaren Trick FIA into Banning Ferrari?

Autosport has revealed a clever letter sent by McLaren to the FIA that may outlaw a system used by Ferrari on their F1 vehicle. At the Australian Grand Prix, Ferrari ran a sprung device attached to the floor of their car to help reduce drag at high speeds.
Instead of simply writing to the FIA to [...]

Most Popular F1 Drivers According to Yahoo

Here’s a little list I’ve compiled of the current F1 drivers and how many times they get searched on Yahoo each month. I’ve also included some recently retired drivers as an interesting comparison.. even better, check out the comparison with searches for some other sports stars and celebrities.. ;)
Current F1 Drivers

Kimi Raikkonen
3624

Fernando Alonso
3508

Jenson Button
1062

Scott Speed
645

Felipe Massa
580

Ralf Schumacher
567

Lewis [...]